From ‘air hugs’ to lunch at desks, private school students learn to adjust
Harding Academy Lower School kindergarten students wave goodbye to their virtual learning classmates in the classroom of teacher Mallory Gatlin (left) Friday Sept. 18, 2020. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Harding Academy fifth grader Theodore Fadeyi (right) takes in a book with classmate Zachary Wakefield (left) during reading time on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Harding Academy Lower School kindergarten teacher Mallory Gatlin uses a sanitized wipe to clean desks during a break in class on Friday Sept. 18, 2020. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Evangelical Christian School eighth grade students wear their facemasks while heading to a recess period on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Evangelical Christian School seventh grade students use a classroom window to trace out radial name designs during an art class on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Evangelical Christian School 11th grader Jaylen Greenwood (top) attends a Junior English class under a tent in an outdoor classroom on Thursday, Sept.10, 2020. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Evangelical Christian School seventh grader Dakota Breedan (middle) plays volleyball during a recess period on Thursday, Sept.10, 2020. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Evangelical Christian School eighth grader Samantha Boals wears a face mask while attending a Literature class on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Evangelical Christian School Literature teacher Andy Gross (left) works with eighth grade student Cooper Acuff (right) on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Students at Harding Academy and Evangelical Christian School are attending classes in a pandemic-altered world. It’s not ideal, it’s not 100% safe from COVID-19, and it’s going to be. But for most, it’s the better alternative. Even if you can’t hug your best friend.
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Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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